Couch-hammock



G. F. SISBO WER AND L. E. PITTONI.

COUCH HAMMOCK. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13,1917.

1,369,563. Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

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G. F. SISBOWER AND L. E. PITTONI.

COUCH HAMMOCK. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 13, 1917.

Patnted Feb.22,1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. BISBOWER AN D LOUIS E. PITTONI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ABSIGNOBBTO NEW YORK COUCH BED COMPANY, 01

NEW YORK.

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Application filed January 18, 1917. '8erial No. 148,149.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Gnonen F. Srssowrm, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bayside, New York city, in the county of Queens and State ofNew York, and, Lows E. Prrrom, a subject of the King of Italy residingat New York cit county of Queens, State of New York, ave inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Couch-Hammocks, the followingbeing a full, clear, and exact disclosure of the one form of ourinvention which we at present deem preferable.

For a detailed description of the present form of our invention,reference may be had to the following specification and to theaccompanyin drawings forming a part thereof, in w ich- Figure 1 showsour dev1ce 1n front elevation; a

Fig. 2 shows one end' thereof w1th the fabric arm rest removed;

Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 show the details thereof.

Our invention relates to an arm-rest for couch-hammocks and comprises asubstantial rigid rail shaped as an arm-rest on its upper side andlocated at a rlght angle to the back of the hammock at a lower levelthan the to of said back together with a sheet of fa ric extending fromthe under side of said rail to the parallel end of the seatfabricwhereby the arm-rest ma also serve as a support for the hammoc thehangers of the hammock being secured to the ends of the rail to free itstop side for its function as an arm-rest. This arm-rest combinesadequate rigidity, shape and dimensions with flexibility in a directionlen thwise of the hammock.

ur invention also involves a back that is provided with in and outad'ustment making it shiftable forward an backward at its lower edge toalter its inclinatiop and also to give greater or lesser width to theseat portion. We moreover construct the end supports of fabric in theform of a rectangular frame of strong fabric capable of upholding thehammock with a separable panel inclosed by the frame. This panel may beof material which need not be of the same strength as that used in theframe and which can also be used for changeable decorative efi'ects.

framework material many different styles Thus with a standard may beproduced merely by changing the inserted anel.

I Referring to the drawings A represents the seat portion of a hammockwhich is supported, as s customary, by pieces 'of canvas or other stronof the seat. nstead, however, of making these fabric end-supports of avertica length that will bring their upper edges approximately on alevel with the back, we make them much shorter, so that their upperedges will be within elbow reach 'ofa person seated in the hammock. Wealso provide the said upper edges with lar e pocketed bars that Wlll notonly resist t e inward thrustof the sus ension but will also give a wideupper sur ace on which the sitters arm may rest in comfort. Moreover, weattach the hanger ropes or chains at each end of the said bar so thatthe middle'portion will be free to serve its function as an arm rest. Inthe drawin' the fabric arm-rests are shown at B, B. ach one is securedat its lower edge to one end of the seat frame D (see Figs.'2, 3 and 6)in the usual way. Its upper edge however is provided with a large hem orpocket containing the rigid wooden bar C. Preferably, this bar istriangular in cross section, as appears in the detall views given inFigs. 4 and 5, with a fiat surface u permost and a layer of padding 0applied between each of the three sides and a wall of the. pocket andalso at the front end of the bar. By this means the upper edge of thefabric becomes a com fortable rcstlng place for the arm of the sitter.We also show one desirable mode of arranging the hanger ropes so as toleave the arm-rest edge unobstructed thereby. One end of the r0 0 E issecured to the outer end of the bar as shown in Fig. 5, that is, it ispassed through an angular hole in the bar and then knotted. The rope isthen looped back and forth between the fan ring K and the arm rest,passin through three eyelets b in the fabric un er each end of bar 0.Finally its opposite end is, secured to the rear end of the bar b an anand knot like that at its orwar end. In

lar hole this way the hammock is adequately suspended while the upperenlarged edge of the fabric is left free to serve its arm-rest function.

The'back F is rovided with a frame and is preferabl up olstered as shownin the drawings. ear its lower edge and at each side a link G is jointedto the frame of the back at g. The other end of the link is 'ointedeither to the fabric of the arm rest l3, as shown in Fi 3, by means of arivet g, or it is jointe by means of a similar rivet to a block H (seeFig. 6) that is attached to the frame bar D of the seat, between thatbar and the arm rest B. The upper edge of the back F is flexiblyretained by means of a chain R extending between the back and the fanring K at each end of the hammock. By this means the back can be liftedand its lower edge then moved inwardl to the extent permitted b link G,as is shown by the dotted lines in ig. 2, or it may be moved outwardlyto its full-line position shown in the same figure. In either case theback will then drop by its own weight into the desired osltion and itslower edge will be retaine in that position by the link G.

One of the two arm-rest supports B is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as havingits fabric formed as an open rectan lar frame with a separable panel Sof a iflerent design inserted in the frame and secured thereto at itsedges. The supporting strain is taken by the strong and substantialfabric of the frame while the panel may be of a lighter fabric and ofdifferent decorative designs with one standard quality of frame fabric.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hammock comprising a seat, flexible end walls secured thereto, areinforced arm rest at the upper edge of each end wall and havingangularly disposed openings leading in from their ends, each end wallhaving two relatively spaced sets of eyelets therein, and

flexible suspension members each having its ends extended through theopenings in an arm rest and provided with means'preventing withdrawalthereof, each set of eyelets being positioned contiguous to an end of anarm rest, whereby the flexible suspension members are so disposed that asubstantial portion of the arm rest is exposed for unobstructed use assuch.

2. A couch-hammock comprising a framed seat, an inclined back therefor,and at each end a combined arm-rest and support, in-

eluding a rigid rail horizontally widened, a flexible fabric dependingfrom said rail and secured at its lower edge to the end of the seatframe, and supporting hangers taking the weight of the hammock andsecured to said rai at opposite ends thereof to free the upper side ofthe rail for its purpose as an arm-rest while enabling it, together withsaid fabric, to serve as a support for the seat.

3. A couch-hammock comprising a framed seat, an inclined back therefor,and at each end a combined arm-rest and support including a rigid railforming an arm-rest on its upper side at a lower level than the top ofthe back, a flexible fabric having its upper edge secured to the underside of said rail and its lower edge secured to the parallel end of theseat-frame, and supporting hangers taking the weight of the hammock andsecured to the said rail at each end thereof to free the upper side ofthe rail for its purpose as an arm-rest and enable it, together with thefabric, to act as a support etween the said hangers and the seat-frame.

4:. A couch-hammock comprising a framed seat, an inclined back therefor,and a combined arm-rest and support including a rigid extended railhaving its upper surface formed as an arm-rest, hangers taking theweightof the hammock and entering into the said rail at either end thereof tofree the upper side thereof for its purpose as an armrest and apply thesupporting strain thereto at its ends,-and a sheet of flexible fabricsecured to the under side of the rail along its upper edge and havingits lower edge secured to and supporting the seat frame.

5. A couch-hammock provided at each end with han ers terminating at aflexible arm-rest by w ich the hammock seat is supported, the saidarm-rest comprising a rigid, horizontal arm-rest rail havin hangerconnections at each end, and a fa ric sheet depending from the rail andupholding the hammock-seat.

6. A couch-hammock comprising a framed seat, an inclined back therefor,and at each end a combined end-support and arm-rest includin a sheet offabric secured at its lower e ge to the seat frame and provided at itsupper edge with a rail of an inverted triangular cross section, the baseof the triangle forming the upper flat surface of the arm-rest and itsapex meeting the upper edge of the fabric, with supporting strandssecured to the ends of said arm-rest to leave the middle portion thereofunobstructed.

7. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion, and flexible ends by meansof which said seat portion is suspended, the top edges of said endsbeing widened to provide horizontal arm-rests of substantial width.

8. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion, flexible ends by means ofwhich said seat portion is suspen ed, and rigid rails inclosed in theupper edges of said end portions, said rails being widened to rovidehorizontal arm-rests of substantial width.

9. A couch hammock provided at each end with a combined arm-rest andsupport comprising a fabric secured at its lower end to the framed seatof the hammock and at its upper end to an enlarged rail, withhangerstrands secured to said rail from above and meetin at a centralpoint of support.

10. couch hammock provided at each end with a combined arm-rest andsupport stationary with respect to the hammock seat, as regards fore andaft movement of said seat, and comprising an enlarged rail connectedflexibly to the hammock seat as regards lateral movement withhanger-strands secured to said rail from above and meeting at a centralpoint of support.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, this 12th da of Januarv, 1917. GEORG F. SISBOWER. LOUIS E. PITTONI.

